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Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.

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Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb., Descr. Pinus 1, 93 (1806)
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

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Lamb.
Sol. ex Lamb.
Lambert, A.B. 1803–1807 ("1803"): A description of the genus Pinus, illustrated with figures, directions relative to the cultivation, and remarks on the uses of the several species. Vol. 1. J. White, London.
1806
93
Farjon 2001 gives Sol. ex. G.Forst. as the authors. Forster 1786 does mention the taxon as described by Solander in relation of its qualities for beer making. The description in 1786 was purely culinary, so 1803 is when the name is first validly published by Lambert.
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Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
species
Dacrydium cupressinum

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Pinopsida
Pinales
Podocarpaceae
Dacrydium
cupressinum

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Adelopetalum tuberculatum (Colenso) D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem. & Molloy
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Astelia trinervia Kirk
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Bazzania engelii Glenny
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Brevianthus flavus (Grolle) J.J.Engel & R.M.Schust.
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Bulbophyllum pygmaeum (Sm.) Lindl.
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Camptochaete arbuscula (Sm.) Reichardt
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Cheilolejeunea mimosa (Hook.f. & Taylor) R.M.Schust.
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Chrysothrix candelaris (L.) J.R.Laundon
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Cladonia glebosa S.Hammer
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Cladonia neozelandica Vain.
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Lecidea spermogoniata Zahlbr.
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Lepidolaena clavigera (Hook.) Dumort ex Trevis.
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Lepidolaena taylorii (Gottsche) Trevis.
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Leptogium coralloideum (Meyen & Flot.) Vain.
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Lepyrodon australis Hampe ex Broth.
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Macromitrium gracile (Hook.) Schwägr.
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Macromitrium helmsii Paris
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Macromitrium prorepens (Hook.) Schwägr.
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Menegazzia inactiva P.James & Kantvilas
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Menegazzia subpertusa P.James & D.J.Galloway
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Metrosideros robusta A.Cunn.
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Microlejeunea filicuspis (Steph.) Heinrichs, Schäf.-Verw., Pócs & S.Dong
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Opegrapha agelaeoides Nyl.
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Pannaria minutiphylla Elvebakk
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Pannaria pulverulacea Elvebakk
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Phymatosorus pustulatus (G.Forst.) Large, Braggins & P.S.Green
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Plagiochila annotina Menzies ex Lindenb.
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Plagiochila incurvicolla (Hook.f. & Taylor) Gottsche, Lindenb. & Nees
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Plagiochila strombifolia Taylor ex Lehm.
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Pseudocyphellaria glabra (Hook.f. & Taylor) C.W.Dodge
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Pyrenula subumbilicata (C.Knight) Aptroot
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Radula allisonii Castle
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Spruceanthus olivaceus (Hook.f. & Taylor) X.Q.Shi, R.L.Zhu & Gradst.
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Sticta filix (Sw.) Nyl.
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Sticta latifrons A.Rich.
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Weymouthia cochlearifolia (Schwägr.) Dixon
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Zygodon intermedius Bruch & Schimp.
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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.

Tree up to 35m., rarely up to 60m., trunk up to 1·5m. or more diam., bark dark brown, scaling off in thick flakes, wood dark red; branchlets slender, pend. Lvs imbricate, of juveniles 4-7 mm. or more long, 0·5-1 mm. wide, keeled, acute, linear-subulate, subfalcate, de-current; of semi-juveniles (often flowering and fruiting in this stage) ascending, incurved, c. 4 mm. long, rhomboid; of adults more appressed, 2-3 mm. long, rigid, subacute, subtrigonous. Male strobili solitary or paired, terminal 0·5-1 cm. long; apiculus ovate-acuminate. Ovules solitary, terminal on curved branchlets, ultimate lvs forming a swollen, red, succulent receptacle, or rarely dry. Carpidium embracing lower part of seed, which is about 4 mm. long, oblong-ovoid or narrow-ovoid, little compressed.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.

2n = 20
2n = 20
n = 10
2n = 20
n = 10

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Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Lamb.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Lamb.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Dacrydium Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Lamb.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Dacrydium Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Lamb.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Dacrydium Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Lamb.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
Farjon, A (2001)
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Farjon, A. (2017)
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
Nicolson, D.H.; Fosberg, F.R. (2003)
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.
Dacrydium cupressinum Lamb.
Quinn, C.J. (1982)
Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex Lamb.

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Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
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Canterbury Land District
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Gisborne Land District
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Nelson Land District
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North Auckland Land District
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Otago Land District
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South Auckland Land District
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Southland Land District
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Taranaki Land District
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Wellington Land District
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Westland Land District
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New Zealand
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Canterbury Land District
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Gisborne Land District
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Hawke's Bay Land District
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Marlborough Land District
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Nelson Land District
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North Auckland Land District
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Otago Land District
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South Auckland Land District
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Southland Land District
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New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
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Wellington Land District
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Westland Land District
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d9009f28-1c55-4da4-8a11-332a472eb570
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1 January 2000
8 August 2025
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